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Vivid ‘pandemic dreams’ and nightmares keep nation awake during coronavirus outbreak
BY MARK PRICE
APRIL 07, 2020 11:42 AM, UPDATED 10 HOURS 54 MINUTES AGO
Something called “pandemic dreams” is being blamed for keeping stressed out Americans up at night during the coronavirus outbreak.
These dreams are described as vivid, weird and occasionally horrifying on Twitter, where examples are being shared via #pandemicdreams.
Many involve fear of death, threats against loved ones and the anxiety associated with venturing out into an unfamiliar world of empty streets, closed stores and potentially infected people.
“In my dream, I called an Uber, but a hearse showed up instead. Not liking these #pandemicdreams,” Sarah Schachner posted March 23 on Twitter.
“Last night I dreamed both my daughters again were children & locked in hotel room in a skyscraper by someone who wished them harm. In terror I snuck them out of there and I set them up in a secret tent in a little green park near the sea,” Dr. Elizabeth Sawin said in a March 11 Tweet.
As a result, stay-at-home orders are forcing millions to stay isolated for weeks, store shelves are empty due to hoarding and jobs are laying people off due to lack of customers.
“The coronavirus pandemic has upended nearly every aspect of our waking lives — our routines, our job security, our hopes for the future,” The Cut reported in an April 2 story on pandemic dreams. “And our nights are changing, too: our sleep can be fitful, our dreams darker — and, for many, unusually memorable.”
This is worrisome to health experts because lack of sleep makes us more vulnerable to illnesses, including the coronavirus.
“Scientific evidence is building that sleep has powerful effects on immune functioning,” according to a CDC report. “Studies show that sleep loss can affect different parts of the immune system, which can lead to the development of a wide variety of disorders. ... Sleep loss is also related to a higher risk for infection.”
Vivid ‘pandemic dreams’ and nightmares keep nation awake during coronavirus outbreak
BY MARK PRICE
APRIL 07, 2020 11:42 AM, UPDATED 10 HOURS 54 MINUTES AGO
Something called “pandemic dreams” is being blamed for keeping stressed out Americans up at night during the coronavirus outbreak.
These dreams are described as vivid, weird and occasionally horrifying on Twitter, where examples are being shared via #pandemicdreams.
Many involve fear of death, threats against loved ones and the anxiety associated with venturing out into an unfamiliar world of empty streets, closed stores and potentially infected people.
“In my dream, I called an Uber, but a hearse showed up instead. Not liking these #pandemicdreams,” Sarah Schachner posted March 23 on Twitter.
“Last night I dreamed both my daughters again were children & locked in hotel room in a skyscraper by someone who wished them harm. In terror I snuck them out of there and I set them up in a secret tent in a little green park near the sea,” Dr. Elizabeth Sawin said in a March 11 Tweet.
As a result, stay-at-home orders are forcing millions to stay isolated for weeks, store shelves are empty due to hoarding and jobs are laying people off due to lack of customers.
“The coronavirus pandemic has upended nearly every aspect of our waking lives — our routines, our job security, our hopes for the future,” The Cut reported in an April 2 story on pandemic dreams. “And our nights are changing, too: our sleep can be fitful, our dreams darker — and, for many, unusually memorable.”
This is worrisome to health experts because lack of sleep makes us more vulnerable to illnesses, including the coronavirus.
“Scientific evidence is building that sleep has powerful effects on immune functioning,” according to a CDC report. “Studies show that sleep loss can affect different parts of the immune system, which can lead to the development of a wide variety of disorders. ... Sleep loss is also related to a higher risk for infection.”
